1015 Historical Scrap Book Containing Original Photos and
Documents Pertaining to the WWII Destroyer the USS
Walker.
1943<45, original photos and documents pertaining to the
WWII Destroyer the USS Walker. USS Walker (DD<517), a Fletcher<
class destroyer in service from 1942<1945. Saw action in the Pacific
Theatre. 58 Photographs some marked “Confidential” as well as
Telegrams and various documents, news clipping and reports.
Highlights include A 1 Year Anniversary list of Statistics about the
ship including crew members, cost of food for the year, Rounds
expended and their cost and miles covered since being commis<
sioned; A 1945 dated 20 page mimeographed (While on board)
news letter called “The Walker; A mimeographed history of the
Walker which lists all of the missions it participated in; The ship also
participated in the first bombardment of the Japanese home
islands; a list with addresses of every sailor on board; and, an
October 14, 1944, “Memorandum to all Hands” which states “The
present operation in which we were about to participate consists of
the attack upon and occupation of LEYTE, Island in the Southern
Philippines....”. Important detailed account of the history of this
U.S. Navy warship in World War II. Condition Fine to XF.
(PH)
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EST. $250;500
Ephemera - Political
Pennsylvania
1016 Political and Satirical Philadelphia Bond Club Specimen.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1940. “One Bond Club Buck”. Specimen
printed by SBNC for the club. Banknote sized. Printed in black on
the face and green on the back. Red Specimen overprint and POC.
The face has bucking moose kicking rabbits with initials “SEC”,
“WPA”, “AAA”, “FHA” and “NLRB”. Legend on right of face states
“Buck Board < Bull Beef, No Bear Meat, ...etc”. Back has mule with
the appearance of Roosevelt sitting in box labeled “Our treasury”
and with papers labeled “IOU”, “Deficit”, etc. The note would be AU
but there is a paper clip rest mark on the face and back in the mid<
dle. SBNC. Nice political related banknote.
(PH)
...........
EST. $30;60
Washington, D.C.
1017 National
Intelligencer,
1830’s
Newspaper
from
Washington, D.C.
Washington, June 8, 1830. Original newspaper
that is 18 x 20.5 inches with 4 pages. Interesting news of the day
with ads offering rewards for runaway slaves as well as well as the
misfortune of the Cherokee Indians transplanted to Georgia from
out west. Numerous ads and news stories fill the paper. Overall in
excellent condition with a strong vertical fold, small holes in a few
places but mostly VF condition.
(PH)
...........................
EST. $20;40
Ephemera - Wells Fargo
1015
California
1018 Certificate of Incorporation, 1863 Official copy of “Imperial
Gold & Silver Mining Company”.
California, 5 page official copy
of Certificate of Incorporation. The corporation was formed for sil<
ver & gold mining in Amador County, California. Large gold foil seal
on front page signed by A.A.H. Tuttle, Secretary of State of the
State of California. VF condition.
(PH)
.........................
EST. $100;200
1019 Steamship “Golden Age” Certificate of General Average
from 1864.
San Francisco, California. Certificate of General
Average, 1864, signed by a Notary Public, relating to gold coin and
US currency and the Steamship “Golden Age”. Carries a 25c revenue
stamp. Measures 13.5” by 8”. Excellent condition. The steamship
“Golden Age”, “...having sailed out of Panama and the second day
out from Acapulco, broke her main shaft, which rendered it unsafe
to continue her voyage.... towed to San Francisco”. It appears that
either a 15% charge was placed on the value of the cargo, currency
and coins it carried and evidently charged to the company or it rep<
resents an interest that the second boat earned by taking the cargo
the rest of the journey. Interesting and extremely rare Wells, Fargo
related document. First time seen by cataloger.
(PH)
...
EST. $600;1200
1018
1019
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